Labour’s proposed education cutsThe Times claims that education secretary Bridget Phillipson has “offered” to cut programmes like free period products, dance, music, and PE schemes. This was drastic for school sixth forms that underwent cuts of 26%. The lack of funding forced 47 school sixth forms to close from 2016-2019. The private school shamOne way to improve education would be to stop diverting resources to private schools that function to unfairly reproduce a ruling class. On top of that, private schools receive double the teachers with classes around half the size.

Source: The Times March 25, 2025 07:55 UTC